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A  

Automatic Correction

  

B  

Brightness Correction

  

C  

Calendar view

  

Capturing still images

 

Changing the date and time stamp

  

D  

DirectX 9.0c

  

E  

E-mail

  

External program

  

F  

Folders view

  

H  

Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0)

 

I  

Inserting date

 

Install

  

M  

Macintosh

 

P  

Picture Motion Browser

  

Printing

  

R  

Red-eye Reduction

  

Resizing

  

S  

Saturation

  

Sharpness

  

Slide show

 

T  

Tone Curve

  

Trimming

  

U  

USB cable

 

USB connection

 

V  

Video Disc Copier

 

W  

Windows

  

Summary of Contents for Handycam DCR-DVD308

Page 1: ...d still images imported to a computer Chapter 3 Editing the imported videos and still images Editing videos Editing still images Chapter 4 Creating and copying a disc Creating a disc Copying a disc Types of discs you can use Chapter 5 Manipulating still images Manipulating still images Chapter 6 Using with a Macintosh computer Connecting your camcorder and a Macintosh computer with a USB cable Cop...

Page 2: ...ter only the models with a Memory Stick Duo slot Chapters 1 to 5 describe operations with a Windows computer When using a Macintosh computer see Chapter 6 Using with a Macintosh computer Notes z The screenshots in this First Step Guide are from Windows XP The screens may vary depending on the operating system of the computer z The illustrations of the camcorder used in this First Step Guide may lo...

Page 3: ...tware s on line help The help provides detailed operating instructions for Picture Motion Browser Select Help in the Help menu of the software to start up the on line help Read this first Previous Top Next ...

Page 4: ...os recorded on a disc with a simple operation Viewing videos and still images imported to a computer Details You can manage videos and still images recorded on a disc or on a Memory Stick Duo by date and select videos or still images you want to view from thumbnails of those videos or still images These thumbnails can be enlarged and played in a slide show Editing videos and still images Details Y...

Page 5: ... the supplied software see Installing software Details For details on how to connect your camcorder to a computer see Connecting your camcorder to a computer using a cable Details For details on how to connect your camcorder to a Macintosh computer click Chapter 6 Using with a Macintosh computer Chapter 1 Setting up for the first time Top Next ...

Page 6: ...een appears If the screen does not appear 1 Click Start then click My Computer For Windows 2000 double click My Computer 2 Double click SONYPICTUTIL E disc drive Drive names such as E may vary depending on the computer 4 Click Install 5 Confirm the language for the application to be installed then click Next 6 Confirm the area and country region you live in then click Next The software to be insta...

Page 7: ...me Windows 2000 only Software required to create DVD video discs z Microsoft DirectX 9 0c Software required for handling video 10 Make sure Yes I want to restart my computer now is selected then click Finish The computer restarts automatically 11 Remove the CD ROM from the disc drive of your computer The short cut icons such as Picture Motion Browser appear on the desktop z The short cut icon used...

Page 8: ... the AC Adaptor as the power source For operating the POWER switch refer to the Operating Guide supplied with your camcorder 3 Insert a recorded disc or a Memory Stick Duo into your camcorder 4 Connect the USB cable to the USB jack on the camcorder firmly For the location of the USB jack refer to the Operating Guide supplied with your camcorder 5 Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB p...

Page 9: ...ot guaranteed if you connect multiple USB devices to the computer z Operation is not guaranteed if you connect the USB cable to the USB port on a keyboard or USB hub z Make sure to connect the cable to the USB port on the computer z Operation is not guaranteed on all the system requirement To disconnect the USB cable 1 Touch END on the COMPUTER or COMPUTER screen on the LCD screen of your camcorde...

Page 10: ...ck Duo To switch the media disc Memory Stick Duo Touch the button of media you want to switch to COMPUTER or COMPUTER in step 5 of To disconnect the USB cable Your camcorder switch to the selected media Previous Top ...

Page 11: ... disc into your camcorder 4 Connect your camcorder and a computer Details The USB SELECT screen is displayed on the LCD screen of your camcorder 5 Select COMPUTER on the screen of your camcorder The window used to select videos to import is displayed Scenes of videos recorded on the disc are displayed scene by scene as thumbnail images You can check the contents by playing back the selected video ...

Page 12: ...mages recorded with your camcorder on a Memory Stick Duo by inserting the Memory Stick Duo into the Memory Stick slot of your computer Details 1 Turn on the computer 2 Connect your camcorder to a power source and turn on your camcorder Use the AC Adaptor as the power source For operating the POWER switch refer to the Operating Guide supplied with your camcorder 3 Connect your camcorder and a compu...

Page 13: ... of your computer Notes z You must also finalize a DVD RW disc before playing it with the DVD drive of your computer z To import images from 8 cm discs the DVD drive of your computer must be able to read 8 cm DVD discs 1 Turn on the computer 2 Insert a recorded disc Memory Stick Duo into the DVD drive Memory Stick slot of the computer 3 Double click Picture Motion Browser on the desktop Picture Mo...

Page 14: ...ders a list of registered folders is displayed When you click Calendar the years and months that have videos and still images are displayed in a list on a calendar tree 4 Click the folder or click the year and month of videos or still images you want to view When you click the folder thumbnails of videos or still images stored in the selected folder are listed When you click the year and month a c...

Page 15: ... for the selected date Thumbnails of the videos and still images taken that day are displayed arranged according to the hour they were taken To enlarge a video or still image Double click the thumbnail The view image window starts up and the selected video or still image is enlarged When you select a video the slider and the playback control buttons appear and playback starts When you select a sti...

Page 16: ...on the selected date is displayed 5 Select the videos or still images The selected videos or still images are marked with a blue frame 6 Click The selected video or still image is displayed full screen and a slide show starts If you move the mouse while the slide show is playing a setting bar for controlling the playback is displayed and you can control playback and adjust the volume Tip z To sele...

Page 17: ...rimming window is displayed Tip z You can display the Video Trimming window by selecting Video Trimming from the Manipulate menu in the Main window or clicking in the view image window and selecting Video Trimming 5 Select the scene you want to set as an IN point the beginning of the required part using the buttons in the right side of the window or the slider and click Set IN point The selected s...

Page 18: ...the original file name 8 Click Save to save the edited video Saving takes some time When the saving is completed a message is displayed Click OK To capture still images from a video Click Save Frame in the Video Trimming window to save the current frame as a still image The file of the still image is saved in the same folder as the original video Tip z Still images are saved in high resolution By ...

Page 19: ...e of pictures Adjusting with the tone curve The histogram and tone curve for the channel being displayed in the drop down list are shown You can adjust the tone curve for each channel Red eye Reduction The use of a flash when photographing people can cause a red reflection in the eyes of subjects You can correct and remove the red eye portion of still images Trimming You can edit still images and ...

Page 20: ...select videos and still images by folder or date 4 Select DVD Video Creation in the Manipulate menu The window used to select videos and still images is displayed 5 Confirm the videos and still images to write to the disc Tip z Double click a thumbnail to playback the video if it is a video file or display the single image if it is a still image z To add videos and still images to the previously s...

Page 21: ...e text color of the disc name and title etc z Clicking Preview lets you check the completion image of the DVD video to create z Clicking Settings lets you set the various operations that take place upon the first play of a disc video quality and display time for each still image in slide show 8 Click Start The videos and still images are written to the disc Note z You cannot use an 8 cm disc with ...

Page 22: ...isc into the DVD drive of your computer 7 Double click Video Disc Copier on the desktop Disc copy window is displayed 8 Select your camcorder for Source and the DVD drive of your computer for Copy to The status of the drive and disc is displayed Depending on the status copying cannot start Follow the instruction to change the disc or check the drive or your camcorder Obtaining information from a d...

Page 23: ...arts Tip z When you copy a RW 8 cm disc to a R 12 cm disc approximately 1 5 GB of free space is needed on your hard disk for temporary files Depending on the capacity of the source disc the free space required varies Previous Top Next ...

Page 24: ...c to 8 cm disc z When a 12 cm disc is copied to a 12 cm disc a R DL 12 cm disc can be the destination only for a R DL 12 cm original disc z You cannot use an 8 cm disc with the DVD drive of a computer To write videos and still images to an 8cm disc use your camcorder z DVD R DL is not supported z To copy a disc recorded using other than a DVD RW disc the disc must be finalized Chapter 4 Creating a...

Page 25: ...nd print it Details Sending still images by e mail You can start your e mail software attach still images to e mail and send them via e mail Notes z MAPI must be enabled in your e mail software for this feature to work Refer to the user manual or help files of your e mail software for more information about MAPI z Video data files cannot be sent by e mail Opening with external program You can star...

Page 26: ...displayed on the screen of your camcorder Tip z When the screen is not displayed select the item from the menu For selecting the menu refer to the operating instructions supplied with your camcorder Note z When connecting your camcorder to a computer make sure you insert the connector in the correct direction Do not insert the connector forcibly as it may damage the cable or the camcorder 5 Select...

Page 27: ...tails 2 Double click the drive icon 3 Drag and drop the desired still image file onto the hard disk icon Note z For details on the Memory Stick Duo that you can use with the camcorder refer to the operating instructions supplied with your camcorder Chapter 6 Using with a Macintosh computer Previous Top ...

Page 28: ... Stick icon Removable Disk does not appear on the computer screen Picture Motion Browser does not function correctly The video or still image or sound of your camcorder is not played on your computer correctly Cannot write from your computer to a disc in your camcorder The file transferred from the computer is not written to the Memory Stick Duo in your camcorder The playback screen is paused or d...

Page 29: ... device other than the keyboard the mouse and the camcorder from the computer Details Select COMPUTER then COMPUTER in the menu settings of your camcorder For selecting the menu refer to the operating instructions supplied with your camcorder z The computer does not recognize the Memory Stick Duo during camcorder operation such as disc playback or editing Finish camcorder operation before connecti...

Page 30: ...The actual displayed screen or message is different from that shown in this First Step Guide The screen or message may be different Previous Top ...

Page 31: ...ons running on currently may limit product performance z Picture Motion Browser does not support 5 1ch surround sound reproduction The sound is reproduced in 2ch sound z Some computers do not support 8cm discs such as DVD R DL double layered z If you use a Notebook PC connect it to the AC Adaptor as the power source Otherwise the software will not work properly due to the power saving function of ...

Page 32: ...s mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Furthermore TM and R are not mentioned in each case in this manual On copyrights Music works sound recording or other third party musical contents you may acquire from CDs the Internet or other sources the Music Contents are the copyrighted work of the respective owners thereof and are protected by copy...

Page 33: ...and time stamp D DirectX 9 0c E E mail External program F Folders view H Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 I Inserting date Install M Macintosh P Picture Motion Browser Printing R Red eye Reduction Resizing S Saturation Sharpness Slide show T Tone Curve Trimming U USB cable USB connection V Video Disc Copier W Windows ...

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